A great blue heron spreads its mighty wings to land on top of a pine tree.

SUN PHOTO BY CHRISTY FEINBERG

An alligator soaks in the sun while swimming.

SUN PHOTO BY CHRISTY FEINBERG

Cattle ranching continues at Babcock Ranch today.

SUN PHOTO BY CHRISTY FEINBERG

Sandhill cranes are just some of the many birds that can be seen during a tour at Babcock Wilderness Adventures.

SUN PHOTO BY CHRISTY FEINBERG

Tourists to Babcock Wilderness Adventures ride on an open-air bus like this one.

SUN PHOTO BY CHRISTY FEINBERG

Grab a bite to eat at the Gator Shack Restaurant after taking a Babcock Wilderness Adventures tour.

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It’s like a safari, Florida-style.

Babcock Wilderness Adventures offers entertaining open-air bus (buggy) tours of Babcock Ranch, where tourists can see too many animals to count. Dozens and dozens of alligators, turkeys, turtles, cattle and birds of various kinds were among the animals witnessed during a recent, educational 90-minute tour in Eastern Charlotte County.

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